NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 513 Michael, you don’t want people to say that you were scared away by me every time they see you, right?
Of course, now that Jordan is no longer a player and has switched careers to become a boss, it is impossible for him to, and he doesn't want to, sit in his own stadium every day as a mascot.

He came to two games at the beginning of the season, and the team's home stadiums were full. Then Jordan thought: Hey! This guy is really awesome. He can just casually set up a new team and easily get great attendance.

Then he drifted away and didn't appear in the Charlotte Spectrum Center for several games in a row.

And then?
Then of course the fans didn't know he wasn't coming, after all, there was no announcement, right? There was no pre-game roster telling the fans whether the owner would be on the sidelines tonight, so it didn't affect the team's ticket sales at first.

But then, when Jordan was not seen in the Spectrum Center for 3-4 consecutive games, the fans knew they had been fooled.

Who would spend money to watch guys like Okafor and Knight lose?
What's wrong with having too much money and nowhere to spend it?
Soon, earth-shaking shouts began to be heard in the Spectrum Center arena.

"Give us Michael!"

"We're here to see Michael!"

"No Jordan, no ball!"

"We won't come again if you do this!"

Then, all the voices at the scene merged into angry shouts.

"RNM, refund the money!!"

"Are you worthy of us?"

“So many people bought tickets, is that fair to us?”

“Money back!!”

"RNM, refund the money!!"

Angry, very angry.

But being angry is useless. You bought the ticket and watched the game. No matter whether you win or lose, the boss comes or not, the team will not refund your ticket money.

So for the next half month, Jordan still did not appear on the sidelines of the game, and Charlotte's attendance rate plummeted.

Directly fell from the upper middle of the league to the last place in the league!

It's terrible.

Helplessly, the team issued a new strategy after an emergency meeting.

Print Jordan's head on the tickets!

And tell the fans that Jordan will appear on the sidelines.

He will watch the entire game with the fans.

Well, such a shameless trick, using the team owner as a gimmick to attract fans to the stadium, throughout the history of competitive sports...

Well, it may have happened before, but in the top league, it was definitely the first time in history!
This incident involving the Bobcats can illustrate two things.

1. The Bobcats are so bad that no one wants to watch them play.

2. Jordan's popularity is still high enough.

But on this coming night, the Bobcats don't have to worry about ticket sales.

Because the Knicks are here!
The Knicks this season have become a guarantee of box office success. With their powerful offense, gorgeous play style and star-studded lineup, no matter which away game they play, the stadium is bound to be packed and fans will have a hard time getting a ticket.

It is definitely no exaggeration to say that they are the team with the most traffic and popularity in the league today.

"I hope we can help Michael alleviate some of his financial difficulties." As soon as Lin Tian arrived in Charlotte, he was blocked by the media. Considering the special nature of this game, Lin Tian naturally accepted the media's interviews with a smile, and threw a bomb directly at the beginning.

"I heard their ticket sales are pretty bad, and they have to rely on him to attract fans? As a man, I have to help him and support him, so here we are tonight! He can stay in his apartment tonight and have a good rest, and he doesn't have to come to the scene."

"And I suggested that he go to bed early. Even if he doesn't sleep, he must turn off his mobile phone and TV. Otherwise, he will not be able to sleep after seeing the news of the team's defeat."

"Oh, and we have to turn off the computer. But...wait, can he use a computer? Does he know how to operate it? If not, Marcus can teach him. He's a filial and smart little brother."

"Oh, you asked me what I think about tomorrow night's game? What? No one asked? You are so amateurish that you didn't even ask such a question. Don't make such amateur mistakes next time."

"I don't really care. It's easy to win. Michael's team will definitely give me extra motivation."

Look! Without the reporters asking any questions, Lin Tian just started to answer his own questions.

However, after Lin Tianji threw a bunch of small bombs like four threes and four fives, the reporters finally couldn't help it. A guy who likes to stir up trouble stretched out the microphone and asked: "Lin, you said the 4s were your era, but Michael said the 3s were his era. What do you think about this?"

"He's talking nonsense! It's that simple. Let's look at the entire 90s, from the 90-91 season to the 99-00 season, a total of 10 seasons. How many years did Michael play? 8 years. How many championships did he win? 6!"

"How many years have I played? 5 years. How many championships have I won? 4!"

"The winning rate is 80%! Greater than 75%!"

"Besides, when Michael was not around, I beat him head-on, but he never beat me even once. I stepped on his head to win the championship, but he was lucky enough to avoid me and won a worthless championship, and then he ran away."

"Michael is scared!"

"It's that simple. I have a higher chance of winning the championship. Michael was defeated by me head-on. Michael was scared away by me. Michael was beaten by me so hard that he had to go to the Knicks to cling to Patrick's thighs before he could barely win a championship."

"Even if the season hadn't been shortened, I think his stamina wouldn't have lasted long enough for the playoffs. The difficulty of playing 50 regular season games and 82 regular season games is a world of difference!"

"So, do you think the 90s belong to you?" another reporter asked again.

"If you ask me, the 00s also belong to me." Lin Tian said: "I am the goat!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he picked up a crown in the air with both hands, and raised it up. Just as he was about to put it on his head, he quickly shook his head: "You know what I'm going to do, this action is too embarrassing, I can't do it, next time, next time."

"Give Charlotte and Michael some advice? Let me think about it." Lin Tian touched his chin, looking like he was really thinking carefully, then suddenly clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I remember that Charlotte doesn't seem to have a mascot yet?"

"Michael could consider making a cameo appearance! Imagine this: Charlotte's mascot, let's temporarily make it a furry and cute bobcat, interacting passionately with the fans on the court, and then when the interaction is over, Michael takes off his mask."

"Hey! Isn't this Michael? Wow, what a surprise! I'll come again next time!"

"That's it! It's definitely going to work! The market will definitely be better, maybe we can sell out all the tickets without relying on us. And by then, the hottest jersey in Charlotte might be the fluffy Bobcat mascot."

"What? You didn't ask me to give advice on ticket sales, but to give advice to this team that currently has only 7 wins and 23 losses, to help them get out of the quagmire? Hey, don't tell me, I actually have a suggestion!"

"Let Michael find a professional manager and completely delegate power to him, so that he no longer gets involved in player selection, team building, trades, signings, and the like. He can just be a mascot and a wallet, and that will definitely get Charlotte back on the right track!"

"Lin, you mean that Michael's management is terrible?"

"Yes!"

A local reporter who was obviously from Charlotte couldn't help but defend his team: "But Charlotte has only played less than half a season. They are a brand new team. They are very young."

"I know, so I'm advising Michael to delegate power, to delegate power quickly while the team is in a state of 'losing is justified', to lose fewer people, and no one will say anything bad about him."

"But once the rookie protection period is over and everyone is no longer so tolerant of the team and Michael, and the team is still in a mess, then all that's left is embarrassment."

"Lin, do you think Michael is a bad manager? You even think he can't improve and can't become a qualified manager, right?" Another reporter who looked like a Jordan fan continued to ask questions. This guy's tone was quite aggressive and he was obviously a little angry.

This is protecting the idol!

"I know Michael. I've played with him for many years and talked about a lot of basketball stuff, so I know how bad his vision is and that he will never be a successful executive in his life! He doesn't even know how to draft."

"I can even give a suggestion to all the executives and scouts in the league: stay away from the rookies that Michael likes!"

"But Okafor averaged 15+10 per game this season and won the Rookie of the Month award for two consecutive months. He is the best rookie of this class!" Another Charlotte reporter expressed dissatisfaction with Lin Tian.

"Okafor may even be the best rookie of this season! He is mature and has strong immediate combat effectiveness. He is the most effective rookie in this draft."

"But let me be frank: Okafor's ceiling is this, his talent is this, he can contribute 15+10 data stably every season, but that's all."

"But Dwight Howard, I think that kid can become the best center in the NBA after O'Neal and Yao Ming!"

After Lin Tian's fierce bombardment, in which he said almost everything and answered every question, the reporters were satisfied and happily let Lin Tian and others leave the scene.

Satisfied!
So full!
It has to be the combination of Lin Tian + Jordan!

The talked-about duo of the past decade, they live up to their reputation!
"Where are we going to play, Lin?" As soon as Lin Tian got on the team bus, Anthony turned his head expectantly, wanting to know where they could go.

Lin Tian's current position in the team is quite different! In addition to being the team's strongest and most famous leader, he is also the team's night team leader and ultimate compass.

Cleveland, Toronto, Minnesota, as long as there is an NBA team in the city, there is a good place that Lin Tian can find!

Anthony and others can now even accept that Lin Tian suffers a serious injury and cannot play or suddenly changes his style of play and stops feeding them the ball.

But they absolutely could not accept that Lin Tian would not show them the way and act as a guide after arriving at a new place!
Lin Tian’s power is so terrifying!
"Go back and change your clothes, then I'll take you out to play! Michael will pay for all the expenses tonight! You don't have to save money for me, just waste as much as you can! That old guy has plenty of money!"

"Michael is treating us, and you just..." The team's veteran Ward couldn't help it at this moment. You ate and drank other people's food, and just now you scolded Jordan to death...

It can only be said that Lin Tian’s character has not collapsed and has been completely established.

A genuine, honest, and pure bastard!

As we all know, what these NBA reporters like most is to send pigeons, pass messages quickly and stir up trouble.

In addition, some people knew that Lin Tian would bring people to Charlotte tonight, and they had been listening attentively to what Lin Tian would say. Less than 10 minutes after Lin Tian and his friends got off the plane for the interview, Jordan knew the entire content of Lin Tian's interview.

The team's record is not good? I don't have good vision? Do I need you to come to sell tickets? You want me to be a mascot? You want me to hand over the management of the team? I don't know how to draft? The 90s were the era of you, a bastard?
What else is coming?

Did I retire to avoid you?
Well, this is true. He admitted it himself after he got drunk.

But other than this, everything else is bullshit!

Jordan was so angry after hearing what the reporters said that he was livid. He even lost a single hair. Otherwise, his anger level would have been enough for him to transform into a Super Saiyan.

"I don't care about what Lin said, because he is just talking nonsense. He is pretending to know everything. Every word he said is bullshit. Let him be. I will just treat him as an idiot going crazy."

The reporters in front of Jordan looked at Jordan's tightly clenched fists with protruding knuckles and even trembling slightly due to excessive force, and they had a new understanding of the two adjectives "not caring at all" and "completely treating it as a fart".

What a complete indifference!
"By the way, if you can see Lin, tell him one thing: my team will win the championship! It will win the championship earlier than his Knicks! We will wait and see."

After Jordan finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to the reporters in front of him, turned around and left the interview scene.

He was really furious.

FUXX!!
I need to find someone to vent my anger on!

Jordan, who was so angry that his head was swollen, walked towards the training hall and decided to loosen up his bones first. Then he called the venue he had booked for tonight while walking.

The money will be paid, but all reservations will be cancelled, and all evening shows will be cancelled!
FUXX!!
I treated you to a life of luxury and debauchery, and you were talking nonsense in front of reporters?
Fuck you!
I don't want to be the scapegoat, whoever wants to be one can do it!

40 minutes later, Lin Tian and others, who had changed their clothes and put away their luggage, were driving through the darkness of Charlotte.

However, when they arrived at the nightclub where Jordan and Lin Tian had agreed to meet, the nightclub manager came over with an apologetic look on his face. He and Lin Tian were old acquaintances. Lin Tian had seen this guy when he came to Charlotte before.

"Lin, I'm sorry, but a few minutes ago, Michael canceled all reservations for tonight. Everything we prepared for you has been canceled."

"Canceled or smashed?" Lin Tian looked as if he had guessed that Jordan would do this, without any surprise on his face.

"Smash it? Why smash it?"

"I thought Michael would ask you to smash all the wine in the store and let us move to another place." Lin Tian put his arm around the manager's shoulders, took out a Franklin with his other hand and stuffed it into the manager's pocket, saying, "I want the room again, and I want the things Michael prepared for us!"

"I suppose he has paid for it?"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he looked at the manager with an expression that said, "As expected," and nodded. He continued, "Bring over everything he paid for, including the wine and the girls."

"But, this...if Michael knew..."

"I'll give you money!" Lin Tian laughed and patted the manager on the shoulder, saying, "You're making two bucks in one night, what else are you dissatisfied with? Did Michael tell you not to entertain us?" As a nightclub owner, how could he be slow to react? The manager had long understood what Lin Tian meant, and immediately patted his forehead and said, "I'll go get it ready! We haven't even cleaned up the box Michael booked for you yet, so you can just go!"

"Also, I'll give you an extra 40% discount on tonight's purchase! Seriously, Lin, if Michael hadn't told me to and wasn't mad at you, I would have given it to you for free! But now..."

"Now you can even tell Michael that you gave us an extra 20% to make him happy."

"I'll go right away!" The manager left happily and told the waiter to quickly decorate the room. He earned two jobs in one night and was so happy!
As for whether Jordan will be angry about this?
talk later!
If two brothers have a fight, can they take revenge on a little Karami like me?
It’s impossible to think about it!

Since it's impossible, just have fun!

Let’s talk about it after tonight!

The manager left excitedly. Of course, he didn't notice that Lin Tian behind him put away his smile in the blink of an eye and replaced it with a look of dissatisfaction.

Then, after all the Knicks players entered the box, Lin Tian signaled for everyone to be quiet.

"Michael stood me up. He was playing a trick on me."

"So I decided to give him a good show tomorrow. Let's carve some different patterns into the Bobcats' extremely short team history!"

"Do I need to bring a knife?" Xiao Si, who only has a high school education, asked stupidly. He didn't understand Lin Tian's metaphor.

"I brought a tattoo knife! I've been learning tattooing recently, and we can carve a LIN on Michael's head!" Smith, another high school graduate, also shouted excitedly.

Finished.

The cultural level of this broken team needs to be improved urgently!
Lin Tian looked at the two physique guys jumping up and down, and had to give up on this way of speaking that sounded quite handsome but they could not understand at all.

"I mean, don't drink too much tonight and keep yourself in shape."

"Then tomorrow night, we're going to beat the Charlotte guys to death! Beat them as hard as we can! Give them a defeat that will go down in their team's history forever!"

"Kill them!"

Upon hearing this, the Knicks players were no longer sleepy. They waved their hands and shouted, indicating that they were ready.

Kill those damn Charlotte people!
"Let Michael Jordan know that he is a piece of shit! The team he built is also a piece of shit!"

"A pile of shit!"

"Kill them!"

"Well, start playing the music! Guys, let's have fun!" Lin Tian shouted, ending this brief pre-match meeting.

Charlotte is destined to suffer a tragedy tomorrow night because of Jordan's failure to show up.

This night, even some Knicks players were doing things when they were doing things.

Not for anything else, just to be happy, just to like it, fading away is the purest love.

On the other side, Jordan was feeling very happy at the moment. He drank a glass of red wine early, then lay down on the bed and fell into a good sleep.

I had a dreamless night and my sleep quality was extremely high.

The last time he slept so well was when the team was officially signed and he was sure that he could own such a team.

Jordan had successfully tricked Lin Tian, ​​and he felt so happy from the bottom of his heart.

That feeling was like a guy who had been constipated for 3 months. The moment he sat on the toilet seat, he suddenly had diarrhea, releasing all the pressure, pain and waste in his stomach.

comfortable!
The next morning, Jordan was refreshed and full of confidence, as if the team had already won the championship. He came to the training hall happily and trained with the players again after a long absence.

In fact, right after becoming the team owner, Jordan often came to train with the players. It felt great to have everyone calling him boss wherever he went.

However, ever since he discovered that the current personnel composition of the Bobcats was so bad that it was unbearable to look at, and that there were really few, or no, potential stars that Jordan could take a fancy to, and that it was so bad that there was no possibility of a turnaround, Jordan no longer came to the training hall to participate in training.

Dirty eyes!
Jordan really couldn't stand it.

But he is still full of confidence.

After all, the Bobcats' roster this year, except for Okafor who was a talented rookie selected by the team, the rest were all guys selected through the expansion draft.

This is also the way every new team is built after joining the NBA.

The so-called expansion draft means that when a brand new team is about to enter the league, all other teams need to submit a list to the league, which contains 8 protected players and 7 unprotected players.

The new team can choose from the seven unprotected players provided by each team. The players they select will come to their team free of charge, become a member of the new team, and thus form a brand new team.

Of course, it seems that the choices are endless when it comes to optional ones, but after all, each team has 8 protected places. This means that the first wave of members of the new team will most likely be the old, the young, the disabled, and the useless.

If a team can select a few "mediocre" players, it means the selectors have good vision.

But obviously, Jordan's vision is terrible, not to mention good.

The team he assembled this year will never win 25 games even if it is given to Phil Jackson, Carlisle, Larry Brown or any other famous coach!

It's rotten to my grandma's house.

So, on the night of the game, when Lin Tian and others came to the Spectrum Center, when Lin Tian saw Jordan with a big smile on his face, greeting him and waving for a hug, Lin Tian was somewhat confused.

This guy really doesn't know what he did?
Then should I remind you?

"Did you have fun yesterday, Lin?" Jordan hugged Lin Tian, ​​looked at him with a victorious look on his face and said, "I fell asleep. Sorry, I didn't mean to miss the trip."

Looking at Jordan's almost uncontrollable smile, Lin Tian said: "Last night was okay, but it was definitely not as happy as tonight."

"Would you like to hear our game plan?"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he looked at Jordan with a wicked smile and said, “Our plan is to beat you to death!”

"It was a historic fight. Remember the game we played against Washington? How many points did we win that night? 70 or 75?"

"Oh, and one more thing: I decided to play a little longer tonight, no matter what the game situation was."

"My fans always complain that I don't play to improve my stats when I'm ahead. I decided to satisfy them tonight! I must set some historical records tonight. Michael, you should think about how to defend me!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he looked at Jordan, whose smile had completely frozen and whose expression was completely stiff, and patted him on the shoulder and said, "I swear, this is not revenge for you standing me up last night, nor is it a personal grudge. I just want to give back to the fans."

"So, you understand?"

Can you understand?

What a fart!
Jordan regretted it.

Super regretful.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a problem or not, why would I mess with this bastard?

Do you still expect him to show mercy to you or not take revenge after being tricked?

Jordan's frozen expression lasted for at least 30 seconds before he finally returned to normal. He looked at his players, who were diligently warming up and shooting carefully on the court, and then looked at the Knicks who were dunking and showing off their skills...

This is not a worrying future.

Jordan already wanted to run away. He wanted to stand up immediately and stay away from the court. Then he would not appear in the public eye for a month regardless of anything related to the team. Finally, he would return after this matter was over.

I hope that by that time, both the public and myself will have forgotten what happened that night.

"You don't want to run away, do you, Michael?" Lin Tian, ​​who was standing next to Jordan and hadn't left yet, took a look at Jordan's expression and directly exposed his thoughts: "If you run away like this, don't blame me for mentioning this matter from time to time throughout your life--"

"Michael was scared away by me again."

After saying this, Lin Tian patted Jordan on the shoulder and turned to leave.

Lin Tian believed that with Jordan's thick skin and character, Jordan would definitely not leave early tonight. Even with tears in his eyes, Jordan would watch the entire game and then shout a few harsh words at him.

"Don't bully the middle-aged and poor!"

"30 years in the east, 30 years in the west!"

Let’s live together!
When it comes to things like the Minotaur, it’s more exciting to guess the answer in front of the real person.

Otherwise the fun will be at least half as much.

This adds extra motivation to the competition!
"How's it going, boss?" As soon as Lin Tian returned to the Knicks' position, Anthony and others stopped flying and quickly surrounded him.

They remembered clearly the competition strategy that Lin Tian gave last night.

Fight to death!
They are also very excited about this and are looking forward to it.

After all, most of the time, the NBA still emphasizes personal relationships. If there is no hatred, there are rarely opportunities to completely let go and beat the opponent to death.

But tonight, maybe I can be completely released?

"The plan remains unchanged." Lin Tian's answer did not disappoint his companions. He clapped his hands and encouraged them, "Kill them!"

"Also, I guess Michael won't leave the court tonight. He'll be watching us completely slaughter his team from the sidelines!"

"Now he no longer has the energy to retaliate against you. So, are you more excited?"

"Super excited!" Anthony pounded his chest and said excitedly, "He still has to pay me! I can beat up my boss now! This feels great!"

As Anthony was speaking, everyone also noticed the pair of AJs on this guy's feet.

Although it is essentially Nike that pays him the endorsement fee, it does feel better to wear AJ and play against MJ!
Lin Tian even wanted to change his shoes temporarily and beat up Jordan while wearing AJ.

I'm stepping on you and I'm also beating you, be happy!

At this time, Jordan next door was hesitating whether to hold an emergency meeting with his players to tell them about the situation of tonight's game and let them cheer up and be prepared, so as not to be beaten by Lin Tian and his group of little bastards without any ability to fight back.

But after looking at that group of people, Jordan tried to stand up from his seat several times, but sat back down every time.

Forget it... There are only a few of them. If I remind them myself, it might just make them more scared and perform worse.

Stay away from them, at least you can maintain a good mood before the game starts!

As long as you haven't started beating me, I haven't been beaten.

Don’t make yourself uncomfortable!

In fact, it’s no wonder that Jordan is so pessimistic and desperate.

He can't do anything about it.

The current Bobcats lineup is really bad!
The core of the team is this year's No. 15 pick, NCAA king Emeka Okafor, who was chosen by Jordan against all odds. This guy averaged 10 points, 1.7 rebounds and blocks per game this season, which is worthy of his ranking, but the problem is, as Lin Tian said: this guy's potential may really be just this.

His offensive shooting percentage was only 45%, which was too low for an inside player. Coupled with his not-so-excellent physical fitness and mediocre basketball IQ except for his size, Jordan now increasingly felt that Lin Tian might be right again.

If Okafor can barely be called the hope and core of the team, then the rest of the Bobcats are really not worth mentioning.

Primoz Brezec, who partners with Okafor in the interior, is a soft white player whose best single-season performance before this year was only an average of 2+1 per game. His advantage is that he is tall, his characteristic is also his tall height, and his selling point is still his tall height, but other than that, he has almost all disadvantages.

That is, with the Bobcats, he was able to play 30 minutes per game, while averaging 13 points and 7 rebounds per game.

Then there is Kareem Rush, the short No. 2 player that the Lakers don't want, Brevin Knight, the even shorter No. 1 player that the Bucks don't want, and Keith Bogans, the short No. player that the Magic don't want.

Simply put, most of the players on this team are fringe players that other teams don't want.

Even the strongest player in the team, Gerald Wallace, did not appear in the Bobcats lineup for various reasons, and stood directly opposite them.

Misfortune never comes singly!
(End of this chapter)